Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
Pak, EU agree to boost cooperation
The EU Ambassador briefed the Chairman Senate about the development cooperation which is acting as a driving force behind the EU’s bilateral relations with Pakistan Asnar Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has termed cooperation between Pakistan and European Union (EU) as significant and emphasized the need to further broaden the scope mutual collaboration in different sectors. Chairman Senate expressed these views during a meeting with EU Ambassador to Pakistan Ms. Androulla Kaminara here at the Parliament House on Thursday. The EU Ambassador briefed the Chairman SenateRead More
Qureshi talks to Uzbek FM
inaugural round of bilateral political consultations between Pakistan and Uzbekistan will soon be held in Islamabad Shujat Hamza ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan and Uzbekistan enjoy deep fraternal relations and leadership of both the countries is committed to further strengthen the bilateral relations. He expressed these views during a telephonic conversation with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov on Thursday. The Foreign Minister said inaugural round of bilateral political consultations between Pakistan and Uzbekistan will soon be held in Islamabad. He said PakistanRead More
ECP issues final electoral rolls, voters tally goes above 115 mln
ISLAMABAD : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the voters’ figures of final electoral lists. The country have overall 115,748,753 voters, according to the figures released by the ECP. A spokesperson for the ECP says that the ratio of male and female voters in electoral rolls has been 55:45 percent respectively. Sindh have total 2,43,51,681 voters, while Karachi’s District Central has been the largest district of the province with regard to the number of the registered voters, the ECP statement said. The District Central have 19,66, 945 voters,Read More
Romanian armed forces day on October 25
Liberation of the entire national territory of Romania was achieved by the heroic fights of over 525,000 fully employed troops between August 23 and October 25, 1944. Nearly 58,000 of them were killed or injured. Losses incurred on the enemy stood at 89,934 troops, 76,275 of whom were taken prisoners: Ambassador Goia says in his message Staff Report/DNA ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Romania Nicolaie Goia has said Romania celebrates each year, on October 25th, the Day of the Romanian Army. October 25, 1944, the Romanian Army Day, signifies the date of complete liberation of north-western TransylvaniaRead More
Safdar’s arrest: Shahzad Akbar urges CM Sindh to name who pressurized police
ISLAMABAD : Advisor to PM on Accountability Shahbaz Akbar on Thursday said that India has started propaganda against Pakistan over the recent issue of Safdar Awan’s arrest. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad flanked by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shibli Faraz, he said that opposition hue and cry provided an opportunity to India to start anti-Pakistan propaganda. Terming the arrest of Safdar Awan as per law, Mr Akbar maintained that he was arrested by the province’s police, which is sovereign after the 18th amendment. “Sindh police tweeted aboutRead More
Australian researchers develop new sensor to help detect Earth-like planets
SYDNEY, Oct 22 : With the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Australian researchers have developed a new sensor to make it easier for Earth-based optical telescopes to detect distant Earth-like planets. The new photonic wavefront sensor was developed by researchers at the University of Sydney and published on Wednesday. It can measure and correct the “twinkle”, a distortion of starlight caused by viewing through the Earth’s atmosphere from an optical telescope. “The main way we identify planets orbiting distant stars is by measuring regular dips in starlightRead More